Tony Locey
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1998-07-29) July 29, 1998
Columbus, Georgia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Anthony Quinn Locey (born July 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Amateur career

Locey graduated from Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs.[1][2] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] As a junior at Georgia in 2019, he started 15 games and went 11–2 with a 2.53 ERA and 97 strikeouts over 89 innings.[4]

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

Locey was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals before being promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League.[6] Over 17 innings between the two clubs, he went 1–2 with a 5.29 ERA and 31 strikeouts.[7] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Colorado Rockies

On February 1, 2021, the Cardinals traded Locey, Austin Gomber, Mateo Gil, Elehuris Montero, and Jake Sommers to the Colorado Rockies for Nolan Arenado.[9] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West with whom he appeared in 25 games (making ten starts) and went 3–0 with a 3.34 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 64+2⁄3 innings.[8] He was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League to begin the 2022 season.[10] Locey struggled to a 6.22 ERA in 102.2 innings pitched between Spokane and the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats.

Tampa Bay Rays

On March 28, 2023, Locey was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.[11] In 16 games for the High–A Bowling Green Hot Rods, he posted a 4.74 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work. On August 7, Locey was released by the Rays organization.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Locey is living the dream at UGA". Hhjonline.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ Sudge, Brandon (19 February 2018). "Houston County alum Tony Locey has taken a more 'professional' approach to sophomore season at UGA". Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "#40 Tony Locey - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2. Tony Locey - 96th pick, St. Louis Cardinals". odysseyonline. June 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tony Locey, and Gabe Holt Drafted on 2nd Day of MLB Draft". WMAZ. June 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Like Father, Like Son". July 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "A closer look at the players the Cardinals gave up in the Arenado trade". February 4, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Where Rockies top prospects are starting '21". MLB.com.
  9. ↑ Saunders, Patrick (February 2, 2021). "Nolan Arenado trade to Cardinals from Rockies becomes official". Denverpost.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Spokane Indians Announce 2022 Roster".
  11. ↑ "Rays' Tony Locey: Traded to Rays". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Transactions". www.milb.com.
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